DENVER — The Class 3A Great 8 was completed on Thursday in boys and girls basketball.
Coverage:
- Girls roundup: Centauri knocks off top-seeded Pagosa Springs
- Boys roundup: Manual roars into the Final 4
Brackets:
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Tag: Moffat County
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Photos: Action from the 3A basketball Great 8
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3A girls basketball Great 8 roundup: Centauri upsets top seed Pagosa Springs
Centauri girls basketball upset No. 1 Pagosa Springs in the 3A Great 8. More photos. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com) DENVER – The Class 3A girls state basketball tournament opened Thursday at the Denver Coliseum with a classic upset.
Centauri, the ninth seed, knocked off No. 1 seed and previously undefeated Pagosa Springs 36-35.
The Falcons opened up a six-point lead by intermission but the Pirates inched back.
Centauri held off Pagosa as Veronica Fringer scored four of the Falcons’ seven fourth-quarter points. She led Centauri with 14 points, Alyssa Gomez adding 11.
Morgan Lewis matched Fringer’s effort, leading the Pirates with 14.
Lutheran girls basketball beat Moffat County in the Great 8. More photos. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com) In the first game of the day, Lutheran handled Moffat County 55-40. The Lions built a 34-15 halftime lead in cruising to the victory.
Morgan Barone and Kristin Vigil provided a strong one-two punch for Lutheran, the former leading all scorers with 20 points and Vigil adding 18. Morgan Lawton paced the Bulldogs with 17
Second-seeded Sterling jumped out to a 16-5 lead in the first quarter and eased to a 43-26 victory over Faith Christian.
The Tigers got balanced scoring behind Jenna Knudson (16), Abbey Browder (12) and Kylie Chavez (8). Hristina Geraskova’s 12 paced the Eagles.
Manitou Springs cruised to a victory in the nightcap, defeating Eaton 55-27.
The Mustangs held the Reds to nine points in the first half, taking a 25-point lead at intermission.
“We just knew we had to have a strong start,” said junior guard Shelby Megyeri, who scored 12 points.
“I was real excited about how we played defense,” Manitou coach Jon Asp said.
“We knew we had to stay in help defense and keep them from shooting the 3,” said Angala Jensen, who led all scorers with 18 points.
Jensen said the players were nervous entering the Coliseum.
“We decided we were going to eliminate those nerves in warmups,” she said.
Kaci Jurgnsmeier paced the Reds with 10 points.
In Friday’s consolation round, Pagosa Springs and Moffat County square off at 8:45 a.m. Faith Christian and Eaton meet at 11:45.
The semifinals find Sterling and Manitou Springs facing off at 4 p.m. Centauri and Lutheran complete the girls’ schedule at 7:00.
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3A state basketball brackets released; 2A and 1A move to regionals
Defending champion Pagosa Springs is the top overall seed in the 3A girls field. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com) AURORA — The Class 3A basketball brackets for both boys and girls were released on Sunday afternoon.
Pagosa Springs, the defending champion, got the No. 1 overall girls seed. Denver Science & Tech – Stapleton heads the boys field as the No. 1 seed.
Both the 3A fields will narrow to eight after next weekend. When they do, play will move to the Denver Coliseum for the Great 8 and beyond on March 10-12.
Pagosa is unbeaten (21-0) to this point, and spent a long portion of the regular season atop CHSAANow.com’s 3A rankings. Elsewhere, Sterling (21-1) is No. 2, Manitou Springs (21-1) is No. 3, Moffat County (19-3) is No. 4, and Lutheran (18-4) is No. 5.
The top eight seeds in 3A host their quadrant. Also hosting are No. 6 Eaton, No. 7 St. Mary’s, and No. 8 Bennett.
Find the complete 3A girls basketball bracket here.
On the boys side, Denver Science & Tech – Stapleton (21-1) is the No. 1 overall seed. Other hosts include No. 2 Lutheran, No. 3 Manitou Springs, No. 4 Sterling, No. 5 Eaton, No. 6 Faith Christian, No. 7 Grand Valley, and No. 8 Alamosa.
The full 3A boys basketball bracket is available here.
Meanwhile, the regional brackets in 2A and 1A are being published as they’re sent to the CHSAA office on Sunday. Find them here:
Those district brackets will also narrow to eight teams for a state tournament field, which will be announced next Sunday. The 2A tournaments are at CSU-Pueblo, and the 1A tournaments are at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland.
Like 3A, those brackets will play their Great 8 and beyond on March 10-12.
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Girls basketball rankings: Pueblo South jumps into 4A poll at No. 6
The South Central League already had plenty of representation in the Class 4A CHSAANow.com girls basketball rankings. But Pueblo South was apparently feeling left out.
The Colts stormed their way into the 4A poll, landing at No. 6. They were unranked a week ago. They join league foes Pueblo West and Pueblo East, who have been fixtures in the poll all season.
Sand Creek still has a strong grip on the No. 1 spot in the class as they received 11 of 14 votes this weeks.
The top spot in 5A continues to be held by Highlands Ranch as the Falcons show no desire to relinquish their hold as the regular season nears its end.
Pine Creek remains in the top 10 despite a down-to-the-wire loss to Rampart on Friday.
No new teams were able to play their way into the 5A poll.
Manitou Springs couldn’t overtake Pagosa Springs for the top spot in the 3A poll, despite an impressive blowout win over No. 4 St. Mary’s last week.
After falling out of the rankings last week, La Junta rejoins the ranks at No. 10.
Yuma is still the unanimous No. 1 team in 2A, a welcome sight as they inch closer to the start of the playoffs.
Swink was able to give the 2A poll a fresh face as the Lions come in at No. 10.
Kit Carson hangs on to the No. 1 spot that they took over last week in 1A. While the order was somewhat different, the 10 teams in last week’s 1A poll remain the same.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Complete rankings are below.
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CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
First-place votes are in parentheses.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Highlands Ranch (14) 20-1 158 1 1-0 2 Grandview (2) 21-0 145 2 3-0 3 ThunderRidge 18-3 125 3 2-0 4 Broomfield 19-2 110 5 2-0 5 Ralston Valley 18-3 94 6 2-1 6 Lakewood 17-4 81 4 1-1 7 Horizon 17-5 58 7 2-0 8 Cherry Creek 15-6 39 9 2-0 9 Rocky Mountain 16-5 15 10 0-1 10 Pine Creek 17-4 14 8 2-1 Others receiving votes: Poudre 12, George Washington 11, Regis Jesuit 7, Fossil Ridge 5, Doherty 3, Fairview 2, Rampart 1. Dropped out None. Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Sand Creek (11) 18-1 145 1 4-0 2 Mesa Ridge (3) 20-1 128 2 3-0 3 Valor Christian (1) 20-1 122 3 3-0 4 Longmont 20-1 110 4 3-0 5 Holy Family 16-5 78 5 2-0 6 Pueblo South 15-6 51 – 3-0 7 Evergreen 18-3 49 7 1-1 8 Pueblo East 15-6 37 6 1-2 9 Montrose 14-5 25 10 2-0 10 Pueblo West 16-5 20 8 2-0 Others receiving votes: Berthoud 16, Golden 11, D’Evelyn 8, Durango 6, Centaurus 4, Palisade 4, Windsor 4, Falcon 3, Mullen 2, Air Academy 1, Thomas Jefferson 1. Dropped out Windsor (9). Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Pagosa Springs (10) 17-0 125 1 2-0 2 Manitou Springs (3) 17-0 118 2 1-0 3 Sterling 17-1 104 3 3-0 4 St. Mary’s 16-2 77 4 1-1 5 Eaton 16-2 68 5 1-1 6 Centauri 15-3 60 6 1-1 7 Lutheran 14-4 53 7 2-0 8 Moffat County 14-3 28 9 2-0 9 Liberty Common 14-3 17 10 2-0 10 La Junta 14-4 15 – 2-0 Others receiving votes: Grand Valley 13, Trinidad 9, Lamar 8, Monte Vista 7, Colorado Springs Christian 6, Faith Christian 3, Olathe 3, Middle Park 1. Dropped out Lamar (8). Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Yuma (13) 16-1 130 1 2-0 2 Cedaredge 17-1 101 3 2-0 3 Paonia 15-2 100 2 1-0 4 Wray 13-3 99 4 2-0 5 Kiowa 15-2 62 7 2-0 6 Haxtun 14-3 59 5 2-0 7 Soroco 16-2 52 6 1-0 8 Ignacio 14-3 40 9 2-0 9 Akron 12-5 24 8 0-1 10 Swink 16-3 16 – 2-0 Others receiving votes: Evangelical Christian 13, West Grand 9, Vail Christian 3, Clear Creek 2, Union Colony 2, Ellicott 1, Highland 1, Rye 1. Dropped out West Grand (10). Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Kit Carson (9) 18-0 99 1 2-0 2 Sangre De Cristo (1) 16-0 91 2 3-0 3 Briggsdale 15-2 67 5 1-0 4 Idalia 14-2 59 3 1-0 5 Heritage Christian 15-1 57 6 1-0 6 Fleming 15-2 49 8 1-1 7 Jim Elliot 17-0 36 4 1-0 8 Norwood 16-1 30 9 3-0 9 Kim 14-3 27 7 1-1 10 South Baca 14-3 25 10 2-0 Others receiving votes: McClave 6, Prairie 4. Dropped out None. -
Girls basketball rankings: Kit Carson new No. 1 in 1A
By the slimmest of margins, Kit Carson is the new No. 1 team in the Class 1A CHSAANow.com girls basketball rankings.
The Wildcats registered 95 points, only one point better than former No. 1 Sangre De Cristo, which falls to No. 2.
Kim jumped from No. 10 to No. 7 this week, but there were no new teams added to the 1A poll.
Highlands Ranch maintains the No. 1 spot in the 5A rankings, taking 13 of 15 first-place votes. In fact, the top seven teams in the 5A poll maintained their position from last week.
Rocky Mountain did join the rankings, landing at No. 10.
The 4A rankings also saw few changes as Sand Creek is still the top team with Mesa Ridge still nipping at the Scorpions’ heels.
Montrose is No. 10 in 4A this week. (Tom Hoganson) The Western Slope got some love from the votes as Montrose breaks into the 4A poll, coming in at No. 10.
The two remaining unbeaten teams in 3A continue to sit atop their rankings. Pages Springs and Manitou Springs remain entrenched at No. 1 and No. 2 respectively. St. Mary’s moved up to No. 4 and have a looming showdown with Manitou on Tuesday.
Liberty Common joins the 3A poll at No. 10.
No new teams were added to the 2A poll, which still has Yuma as the No. 1 overall team.
Kiowa did make a two-spot jump from last week, coming in at No. 7.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Complete rankings are below.
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CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
First-place votes are in parentheses.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Highlands Ranch (13) 19-1 148 1 2-0 2 Grandview (2) 18-0 136 2 2-0 3 ThunderRidge 16-3 113 3 2-0 4 Lakewood 16-3 101 4 2-0 5 Broomfield 17-2 88 5 3-0 6 Ralston Valley 16-2 74 6 2-0 7 Horizon 15-5 49 7 2-0 8 Pine Creek 15-3 34 9 1-0 9 Cherry Creek 13-6 31 8 1-1 10 Rocky Mountain 16-4 15 – 2-0 Others receiving votes: Poudre 9, Regis Jesuit 8, Fruita Monument 6, Fairview 5, Fossil Ridge 3, George Washington 3, Doherty 2. Dropped out Regis Jesuit (10). Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Sand Creek (11) 14-1 136 1 2-0 2 Mesa Ridge (3) 17-1 120 2 1-0 3 Valor Christian 17-1 109 3 2-0 4 Longmont 17-1 105 4 2-0 5 Holy Family 14-5 66 5 2-1 6 Pueblo East 14-4 58 7 2-0 7 Evergreen 17-2 55 8 2-0 8 Pueblo West 14-5 27 6 0-2 9 Windsor 16-2 26 9 2-0 10 Montrose 12-5 19 – 1-1 Others receiving votes: Pueblo South 16, Berthoud 8, Golden 8, Durango 5, Centaurus 4, D’Evelyn 4, Palisade 2, Mullen 1, Thomas Jefferson 1. Dropped out Centaurus (10). Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Pagosa Springs (9) 15-0 122 1 2-0 2 Manitou Springs (4) 16-0 117 2 1-0 3 Sterling 14-1 96 3 1-0 4 St. Mary’s 15-1 84 5 1-0 5 Eaton 15-1 82 4 2-0 6 Centauri 14-2 64 6 2-0 7 Lutheran 12-4 56 7 1-0 8 Lamar 12-4 24 9 1-1 9 Moffat County 12-3 19 8 1-1 10 Liberty Common 12-3 12 – 2-0 Others receiving votes: Grand Valley 11, La Junta 11, Trinidad 9, Monte Vista 6, Faith Christian 2. Dropped out La Junta (10). Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Yuma (12) 14-1 128 1 1-0 2 Paonia (1) 14-2 102 2 2-1 3 Cedaredge 15-1 99 3 2-0 4 Wray 11-3 93 4 2-0 5 Haxtun 12-3 58 5 1-1 6 Soroco 15-2 49 7 2-0 7 Kiowa 13-2 48 9 2-0 8 Akron 12-4 43 6 1-1 9 Ignacio 12-3 35 8 3-0 10 West Grand 14-2 24 10 2-0 Others receiving votes: Swink 13, Evangelical Christian 7, Simla 7, Del Norte 3, Vail Christian 2, Clear Creek 1, Ellicott 1, Highland 1, Rye 1, Sanford 1. Dropped out None. Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Kit Carson (5) 16-0 95 2 2-0 2 Sangre De Cristo (5) 13-0 94 1 3-0 3 Idalia 13-2 62 3 1-1 4 Jim Elliot 16-0 56 6 4-0 5 Briggsdale 14-2 52 8 2-0 6 Heritage Christian 14-1 47 5 1-1 7 Kim 13-2 46 10 2-0 8 Fleming 14-1 38 7 2-0 9 Norwood 13-1 24 9 1-0 10 South Baca 12-3 20 4 0-2 Others receiving votes: McClave 7, Eads 3, Antonito 2, Prairie 2, Genoa-Hugo 1, Otis 1. Dropped out None. -
Girls basketball rankings: Pine Creek, Regis Jesuit join 5A poll
Although Highlands Ranch, Sand Creek, Pagosa Springs, Yuma and Sangre de Cristo all held on to their respective No. 1 rankings, there was an influx of new teams added to this week’s CHSAANow.com girls basketball polls.
The Falcons continue to have their talons firmly grasped on the No. 1 ranking in Class 5A and with only one more ranked opponent on their schedule, appear to be in control of the top spot for the remainder of the regular season.
Regis Jesuit joined the 5A girls basketball rankings this week. (Dennis Pleuss) Pine Creek and Regis Jesuit are shaking up the 5A poll by joining its ranks this week.
The Eagles come in at No. 9 while the Raiders take over the No. 10 spot this week.
Sand Creek continues to hold off fellow Colorado Springs-area powerhouse Mesa Ridge for the top 4A spot.
The 4A rankings from top to bottom went unchanged from a week ago.
Pagosa Springs took nine of 13 first-place votes to keep the top 3A spot this week. Manitou Springs sits right behind them at No. 2, with both teams still undefeated on the year.
La Junta is the lone newcomer to the 3A poll as the Tigers come in at No. 10.
The top of the 2A poll also looks familiar with Yuma keeping a firm grasp on the top spot. Haxtun made a significant jump this week, landing at No. 5, three spots better than last week.
Kiowa joins the 2A ranks at No. 9 this week.
Sangre de Cristo still sits atop the 1A poll, claiming 80 percent of the first-place votes. The 1A poll also welcomes two new teams as Briggsdale lands at No. 8 and Norwood comes in at No. 9.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Complete rankings are below.
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CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
First-place votes are in parentheses.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Highlands Ranch (14) 17-1 149 1 2-0 2 Grandview (1) 16-0 135 2 3-0 3 ThunderRidge 14-3 113 3 1-1 4 Lakewood 14-3 102 4 3-0 5 Broomfield 14-2 86 5 2-0 6 Ralston Valley 14-2 70 6 2-0 7 Horizon 13-5 41 9 2-0 8 Cherry Creek 12-5 34 7 2-0 9 Pine Creek 14-3 22 – 2-0 10 Regis Jesuit 11-5 19 – 1-0 Others receiving votes: Rocky Mountain 18, Poudre 15, Fairview 6, Fossil Ridge 6, Fruita Monument 5, George Washington 4. Dropped out Poudre (8), Rocky Mountain (10). Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Sand Creek (9) 12-1 115 1 2-0 2 Mesa Ridge (2) 16-1 102 2 3-0 3 Valor Christian 15-1 91 3 3-0 4 Longmont (1) 15-1 89 4 2-0 5 Holy Family 12-4 59 5 2-0 6 Pueblo West 14-3 52 6 2-0 7 Pueblo East 12-4 47 7 3-0 8 Evergreen 15-2 37 8 3-0 9 Windsor 14-2 22 9 1-1 10 Centaurus 14-2 15 10 1-1 Others receiving votes: Golden 7, Montrose 7, D’Evelyn 5, Pueblo South 3, Berthoud 2, Durango 2, Palisade 2, Thomas Jefferson 2, Vista Peak 1. Dropped out None. Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Pagosa Springs (9) 13-0 123 1 2-0 2 Manitou Springs (4) 15-0 115 2 2-0 3 Sterling 13-1 101 3 2-0 4 Eaton 13-1 86 5 1-0 5 St. Mary’s 14-1 82 4 1-0 6 Centauri 12-2 54 6 1-0 7 Lutheran 11-4 47 8 2-0 8 Moffat County 11-2 42 7 2-0 9 Lamar 11-3 23 10 1-0 10 La Junta 12-3 16 – 1-1 Others receiving votes: Liberty Common 7, Grand Valley 5, Brush 4, Trinidad 3, Middle Park 2, Monte Vista 2, Bennett 1, Faith Christian 1, Olathe 1. Dropped out Monte Vista (9). Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Yuma (13) 13-1 147 1 2-0 2 Paonia (2) 12-1 136 2 1-0 3 Cedaredge 13-1 107 3 2-0 4 Wray 9-3 99 5 2-0 5 Haxtun 11-2 82 8 3-0 6 Akron 11-3 57 4 1-1 7 Soroco 13-2 52 6 2-1 8 Ignacio 9-3 41 10 2-0 9 Kiowa 11-2 28 – 2-0 10 West Grand 12-2 22 9 0-1 Others receiving votes: Swink 12, Ellicott 10, Highland 8, Simla 7, Burlington 3, Del Norte 3, Evangelical Christian 3, Lyons 3, Sargent 2, Clear Creek 1, Sanford 1, Vail Christian 1. Dropped out Highland (7). Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Sangre De Cristo (8) 10-0 97 1 2-0 2 Kit Carson (2) 14-0 90 2 2-0 3 Idalia 12-1 80 4 2-0 4 South Baca 12-1 64 5 1-0 5 Heritage Christian 13-0 54 7 2-0 6 Jim Elliot 12-0 46 6 1-0 7 Fleming 12-1 33 3 1-1 8 Briggsdale 12-2 31 – 1-0 9 Norwood 12-1 22 – 1-0 10 Kim 11-2 20 8 1-0 Others receiving votes: McClave 8, Prairie 4, Otis 1. Dropped out Otis (9), McClave (10). -
Girls basketball rankings: Highlands Ranch firms up No. 1 spot in 5A
Highlands Ranch cemented itself atop the 5A girls basketball rankings this week. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com) It seemed like Highlands Ranch was poised to get knocked off the top spot of the Class 5A CHSAANow.com girls basketball rankings.
But the Falcons had other ideas.
They trailed at halftime Friday night against ThunderRidge but rallied to take down the Grizzlies, cementing their status as the No. 1 team in state. The ThunderRidge effort only dropped them one spot, setting up a potential high-profile rematch in the state playoffs.
The 5A rankings saw only one new team join this week as Horizon comes in at No. 9.
Sand Creek remained the top team in the 4A poll, a position they have held all year. Evergreen and Windsor each jumped one spot to come in at No. 8 and No. 19 respectively. There were no new teams in the 4A rankings.
Pagosa Springs remains the top team in 3A rankings after winning both their games last week. Manitou Springs jumped one spot to land at No. 2.
Like 4A, there were no newcomers to the 3A poll.
Yuma is still the No. 1 team in 2A, getting 14 of 16 first-place votes. Highland made the biggest jump of the week by landing at No. 7, up three spots from where they were in the previous rankings. No new teams made 2A poll this week.
Although three teams remain undefeated in 1A, Sangre de Cristo is still the team holding the top spot in 1A. McClave is the only newly ranked team this week, coming in at No. 10.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Complete rankings are below.
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CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
First-place votes are in parentheses.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Highlands Ranch (14) 15-1 166 1 2-0 2 Grandview (2) 13-0 148 3 2-0 3 ThunderRidge (1) 13-2 142 2 1-1 4 Lakewood 11-3 106 5 2-0 5 Broomfield 12-2 105 4 3-0 6 Ralston Valley 12-2 83 6 2-0 7 Cherry Creek 10-5 52 10 2-0 8 Poudre 12-3 36 9 1-0 9 Horizon 11-5 32 – 3-0 10 Rocky Mountain 13-3 23 8 1-1 Others receiving votes: Regis Jesuit 17, Pine Creek 12, Fairview 4, Rampart 4, George Washington 3, Fossil Ridge 2, Doherty 1. Dropped out Regis Jesuit (7). Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Sand Creek (13) 10-1 164 1 1-0 2 Mesa Ridge (3) 13-1 144 2 2-0 3 Valor Christian 12-1 134 3 2-0 4 Longmont (1) 13-1 120 4 2-0 5 Holy Family 10-4 78 5 2-1 6 Pueblo West 12-3 65 6 1-0 7 Pueblo East 9-4 54 7 1-0 8 Evergreen 12-2 53 9 2-0 9 Windsor 13-1 32 10 2-0 10 Centaurus 13-1 29 8 3-0 Others receiving votes: Durango 21, Montrose 16, D’Evelyn 8, Mullen 6, Thomas Jefferson 5, Pueblo South 4, Berthoud 2. Dropped out None. Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Pagosa Springs (9) 11-0 134 1 2-0 2 Manitou Springs (4) 13-0 113 3 3-0 3 Sterling (1) 11-1 95 2 1-1 4 St. Mary’s 13-1 89 5 3-0 5 Eaton 12-1 86 4 2-0 6 Centauri 11-2 63 6 1-1 7 Moffat County 9-2 39 7 2-1 8 Lutheran 9-4 36 10 2-0 9 Monte Vista 9-3 35 9 2-0 10 Lamar 10-3 30 8 1-1 Others receiving votes: La Junta 23, Grand Valley 10, Trinidad 9, Liberty Common 6, Faith Christian 2, Olathe 1. Dropped out None. Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Yuma (14) 11-1 152 1 2-0 2 Paonia (1) 11-1 140 3 2-0 3 Cedaredge 11-1 94 2 1-1 4 Akron (1) 10-2 92 4 1-1 5 Wray 7-3 89 5 1-0 6 Soroco 11-1 66 7 2-0 7 Highland 9-3 48 10 2-0 8 Haxtun 8-2 44 6 0-1 9 West Grand 12-1 39 9 3-0 10 Ignacio 7-3 34 8 1-1 Others receiving votes: Ellicott 23, Kiowa 17, Simla 12, Union Colony 8, Hoehne 6, Del Norte 4, Peyton 4, Evangelical Christian 3, Calhan 2, Caliche 1, Sanford 1, Swink 1. Dropped out None. Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Sangre De Cristo (9) 8-0 104 1 1-0 2 Kit Carson (1) 12-0 97 2 2-0 3 Fleming (1) 11-0 75 5 2-0 4 Idalia 10-1 71 3 2-0 5 South Baca 11-1 64 4 3-0 6 Jim Elliot 11-0 54 6 1-0 7 Heritage Christian (1) 11-0 53 8 2-0 8 Kim 10-2 29 9 2-0 9 Otis 10-2 22 7 2-0 10 McClave 9-2 20 – 2-0 Others receiving votes: Briggsdale 18, Norwood 17, Prairie 9, Sierra Grande 8, Antonito 4, Eads 3, Flagler 3. Dropped out Prairie (10). -
Girls basketball rankings: Centaurus, Windsor join 4A poll
It seems that the top girls basketball teams in the state have no desire to relinquish their spots in the CHSAANow.com girls basketball rankings.
After very few changes to last week’s rankings, things are looking just as — if not more — consistent this week.
Highlands Ranch, Sand Creek, Pagosa Springs, Yuma and Sangre de Cristo all maintained the top spots in their respective polls and by decisive margins.
The No. 1 teams went a combined 9-0 last week.
The 5A rankings only saw two teams shift positions as Lakewood and Ralston Valley traded spots from last week. The Tigers come in at No. 5 while the Mustangs fall to No. 6.
The top four 4A teams continue to look good as they went a combined 8-0 in play last week.
Centaurus and Windsor were able to do enough to make their case as they break into the rankings at No. 8 and No. 10 respectively.
In 3A, it continues to look like a three-team race at the top with Pagosa Springs, Sterling and Manitou Springs locking up the positions they have held for pretty much the entire season.
Eaton made a two-spot jump this week to land at No. 4 and Monte Vista is the new addition as they come in at No. 9.
West Grand (No. 9) and Highland (No. 10) break into the 2A rankings this week. Cedaredge jumps one spot to take over the new spot. The Bruins remain the only undefeated team in the 2A rankings.
South Baca and Otis made up the most ground this week in the 1A poll with each team jumping two spots. Otis lands at No. 4 while Otis jumped up to No. 9.
There were no new teams in the 1A rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Complete rankings are below.
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CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
First-place votes are in parentheses.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Highlands Ranch (11) 13-1 152 1 1-0 2 ThunderRidge (3) 12-1 142 2 2-0 3 Grandview (2) 11-0 134 3 2-0 4 Broomfield 9-2 97 4 2-0 5 Lakewood 9-3 89 6 2-0 6 Ralston Valley 10-2 83 5 1-1 7 Regis Jesuit 8-3 55 7 2-1 8 Rocky Mountain 12-2 36 8 1-1 9 Poudre 11-3 33 9 2-1 10 Cherry Creek 8-5 31 10 2-0 Others receiving votes: Fairview 5, Pine Creek 5, Rampart 4, Dakota Ridge 3, George Washington 3, Horizon 3, Chaparral 2, Arapahoe 1, Fossil Ridge 1, Fruita Monument 1. Dropped out None. Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Sand Creek (10) 9-1 132 1 2-0 2 Mesa Ridge (1) 11-1 116 2 2-0 3 Valor Christian (2) 10-1 111 3 2-0 4 Longmont (1) 11-1 101 4 2-0 5 Holy Family 8-3 59 6 2-0 6 Pueblo West 11-3 56 5 1-1 7 Pueblo East 8-4 39 10 1-0 8 Centaurus 10-1 28 – 2-0 9 Evergreen 10-2 27 7 1-1 10 Windsor 11-1 24 – 4-0 Others receiving votes: D’Evelyn 18, Berthoud 12, Green Mountain 11, Golden 10, Mullen 10, Durango 8, Montrose 3, Thomas Jefferson 3, Pueblo South 2. Dropped out Golden (8), Berthoud (9). Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Pagosa Springs (8) 9-0 131 1 2-0 2 Sterling (3) 10-0 115 2 3-0 3 Manitou Springs (3) 10-0 113 3 1-0 4 Eaton 10-1 74 6 3-0 5 St. Mary’s 10-1 70 5 2-0 6 Centauri 10-1 54 4 2-1 7 Moffat County 7-1 51 7 1-0 8 Lamar 9-2 45 8 1-0 9 Monte Vista 7-3 28 – 1-1 10 Lutheran 7-4 21 10 1-0 Others receiving votes: Trinidad 19, Liberty Common 18, Grand Valley 8, Faith Christian 7, Alamosa 5, La Junta 5, Kent Denver 4, Olathe 1, St. Mary’s Academy 1. Dropped out Trinidad (9). Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Yuma (12) 9-1 146 1 2-0 2 Cedaredge (1) 10-0 118 3 2-0 3 Paonia (1) 9-1 112 4 2-0 4 Akron (1) 9-1 110 2 1-1 5 Wray 6-3 61 6 2-0 6 Haxtun 8-1 55 5 1-1 7 Soroco 9-1 45 7 2-0 8 Ignacio 6-2 30 9 2-0 9 West Grand 9-1 25 – 1-0 10 Highland 7-3 23 – 2-0 Others receiving votes: Ellicott 21, Evangelical Christian 18, Simla 15, Kiowa 12, Del Norte 11, Hoehne 6, Peyton 6, Union Colony 6, Calhan 1, Caliche 1, Lyons 1, Rye 1, Sanford 1. Dropped out Simla (8), Evangelical Christian (10). Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Sangre De Cristo (8) 7-0 106 1 2-0 2 Kit Carson (3) 10-0 95 2 2-0 3 Idalia 8-1 76 3 2-0 4 South Baca 8-1 62 6 2-0 5 Fleming 9-0 59 5 2-0 6 Jim Elliot 10-0 40 7 3-0 7 Otis 8-2 37 9 2-0 8 Heritage Christian 9-0 32 8 3-0 9 Kim 8-2 22 4 0-2 10 Prairie 9-1 21 10 2-0 Others receiving votes: Norwood 13, Flagler 11, Briggsdale 10, McClave 8, Antonito 7, Eads 6, Genoa-Hugo 1. Dropped out None. -
Girls basketball rankings: Top teams stay put after the break
Highlands Ranch maintained its grip on the No. 1 spot in the 5A girls basketball poll. (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com) Consistency would be the best word to describe the CHSAANow.com girls basketball rankings this week. While some new teams played their way into some of the polls, the overall tops teams continued to do what top teams tend to do: win.
Highlands Ranch fought off a good effort from defending Class 5A champion Broomfield to maintain their spot atop the 5A rankings.
The close game did get the attention of quite a few voters as it helped Broomfield jump two spots to land at No. 4.
No new teams were able to crack their way into this week’s 5A rankings.
For the most part, the 4A poll looks about the same as it did going into the winter break. Sand Creek remains the No. 1 team in the class and Mesa Ridge, Valor Christian, Longmont and Pueblo West all kept their spots at 2-5 respectively.
Holy Family made the biggest jump in 4A, gaining two spots to come in at No. 6.
Pueblo East broke into the 4A rankings at No. 10.
All 10 teams from the previous 3A rankings remained in this week’s poll. Pages Springs holds on to their spot at No. 1 with Sterling keeping a firm grasp on the No. 2 position.
Manitou Springs regained some first-place votes after beating a couple of top-10 teams in Lutheran and Lamar last week.
Moffat County jumped two spots to land at No. 7, the biggest jump for any team in 3A.
The 2A poll saw more changes than any other class this week. Yuma is still firmly in the No. 1 position, but Haxtun jumped two spots to land at No. 5.
There were three new teams to the rankings as Soroco (No. 7), Ignacio (No. 9) and Evangelical Christian (No. 10) all played their way into the top 10.
Despite not playing a game since Dec. 17, Sangre De Cristo maintains the top position in the 1A rankings. Kit Carson, who received a couple of first-place votes remains at No. 2.
Heritage Christian jumped into the 1A poll at No. 8 this week.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Complete rankings are below.
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CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
First-place votes are in parentheses.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Highlands Ranch (12) 12-1 163 1 4-0 2 ThunderRidge (2) 10-1 147 3 3-0 3 Grandview (3) 9-0 144 2 3-0 4 Broomfield 7-2 105 6 1-1 5 Ralston Valley 9-1 104 4 3-0 6 Lakewood 7-3 84 5 2-0 7 Regis Jesuit 6-2 46 9 1-0 8 Rocky Mountain 11-1 41 10 3-0 9 Poudre 9-2 36 8 2-1 10 Cherry Creek 6-5 25 7 2-2 Others receiving votes: Rampart 20, Fairview 5, Loveland 5, Dakota Ridge 3, George Washington 2, Pine Creek 2, Fossil Ridge 1, Horizon 1, Mountain Vista 1. Dropped out None. Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Sand Creek (12) 7-1 179 1 2-0 2 Mesa Ridge (4) 9-1 157 2 2-0 3 Valor Christian (2) 8-1 149 3 2-0 4 Longmont (1) 9-1 118 4 3-0 5 Pueblo West 10-2 91 5 3-1 6 Holy Family 6-3 63 8 2-0 7 Evergreen 9-1 44 7 3-1 8 Golden 8-2 34 6 1-1 9 Berthoud 10-1 33 10 2-0 10 Pueblo East 7-4 29 – 1-1 Others receiving votes: Centaurus 27, D’Evelyn 26, Mullen 23, Windsor 22, Durango 17, Green Mountain 16, Pueblo South 8, Thomas Jefferson 4, Montrose 3, Greeley Central 1, Palmer Ridge 1. Dropped out Centaurus (9). Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Pagosa Springs (6) 7-0 111 1 1-0 2 Sterling (3) 7-0 97 2 2-0 3 Manitou Springs (3) 9-0 94 3 3-0 4 Centauri 8-0 62 4 1-0 5 St. Mary’s 8-1 56 5 2-0 6 Eaton 7-1 49 7 2-0 7 Moffat County 6-1 47 9 2-0 8 Lamar 8-2 42 8 1-1 9 Trinidad 8-2 31 10 2-0 10 Lutheran 6-4 25 6 2-3 Others receiving votes: Grand Valley 10, Faith Christian 8, Liberty Common 7, Monte Vista 7, Alamosa 5, La Junta 5, Olathe 4. Dropped out None. Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Yuma (13) 7-1 173 1 1-0 2 Akron (3) 8-0 157 2 3-0 3 Cedaredge (1) 8-0 136 3 2-0 4 Paonia (1) 7-1 128 4 1-0 5 Haxtun 7-0 78 7 2-0 6 Wray 4-3 61 6 0-1 7 Soroco 7-1 38 – 2-0 8 Simla 3-3 33 5 0-3 9 Ignacio 4-2 27 – 0-0 10 Evangelical Christian 7-1 26 – 2-0 Others receiving votes: Peyton 21, Highland 19, West Grand 15, Kiowa 13, Union Colony 13, Calhan 11, Sanford 10, Del Norte 8, Ellicott 6, Hoehne 6, Rye 4, Clear Creek 2, Fowler 2, Lyons 1, Sargent 1. Dropped out Highland (8), Peyton (9), Sanford (10). Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Sangre De Cristo (8) 5-0 88 1 0-0 2 Kit Carson (2) 8-0 82 2 2-0 3 Idalia 6-1 61 5 2-0 4 Kim 8-0 52 4 2-0 5 Fleming 7-0 50 3 2-0 6 South Baca 6-1 50 6 1-0 7 Jim Elliot 7-0 35 9 1-0 8 Heritage Christian 6-0 34 – 1-0 9 Otis 6-2 31 10 2-0 10 Prairie 7-1 16 7 1-0 Others receiving votes: Briggsdale 10, Norwood 10, Eads 9, Flagler 9, Antonito 7, McClave 4, Cotopaxi 2. Dropped out Flagler (8). -
Girls basketball rankings: Centauri moving up in 3A poll
Although the Class 3A CHSAANow.com girls basketball rankings are loaded with talent at the top, breaking into those ranks is not impossible and Centauri is proving just that.
After sitting at No. 8 last week, the undefeated Falcons leapt to No. 4 after a 62-33 win over Buena Vista. They now sit right behind Pagosa Springs, Sterling and Manitou Springs, the three preseason favorites to take the state title. Pagosa Springs held on to the top spot that they grabbed from Manitou only a week ago.
The only new addition to the 3A poll this week is Trinidad who gave Manitou Springs its toughest test of the year Friday night.
In 5A, Highlands Ranch remains the top team, while nine teams from last week’s rankings remained in the top 10 this week.
The only team to break in is Rocky Mountain, who comes in at No. 10.
Sand Creek remains ranked No. 1 in 4A. (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com) Sand Creek remains  the top-ranked team in 4A and are looking every bit the part. Like 3A, the 4A rankings are top-heavy with talented teams as Mesa Ridge (No. 2), Valor Christian (No. 3) and Longmont (No. 4) all look like contenders early in the season.
Centaurus is the only new team to the 4A poll as they land at No. 9 this week.
Yuma still has a grasp on the No. 1 ranking in the 2A polls, although Akron and Cedaredge are both undefeated and getting first-place recognition.
Hasten makes a splash this week as they land at No. 7 after being unranked only a week ago.
Sangre de Cristo edged out Kit Carson by one point to remain the No. 1 team in 1A this week.
The 1A rankings added the most teams this week as Prairie (No. 7) and Jim Elliot (No. 9) break into the poll.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Complete rankings are below.
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CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
First-place votes are in parentheses.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Highlands Ranch (10) 8-1 150 1 1-1 2 Grandview (5) 6-0 140 2 3-0 3 ThunderRidge (1) 7-1 132 3 2-0 4 Ralston Valley 6-1 99 4 1-0 5 Lakewood 5-3 82 6 2-1 6 Broomfield 6-1 78 5 1-0 7 Cherry Creek 4-3 58 7 1-1 8 Poudre 7-1 37 9 2-1 9 Regis Jesuit 5-2 28 8 1-0 10 Rocky Mountain 8-1 20 – 2-0 Others receiving votes: Fruita Monument 11, Rampart 11, Fossil Ridge 9, Monarch 9, Cherokee Trail 4, Horizon 3, Loveland 3, Chaparral 2, George Washington 2, Castle View 1, Dakota Ridge 1. Dropped out Loveland (10). Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Sand Creek (8) 5-1 129 1 1-0 2 Mesa Ridge (3) 7-1 123 2 1-0 3 Valor Christian (2) 6-1 100 4 2-0 4 Longmont (1) 6-1 98 3 3-0 5 Pueblo West 7-1 70 5 0-0 6 Golden (1) 7-1 62 8 1-1 7 Evergreen 6-0 57 7 2-0 8 Holy Family 4-3 51 6 1-0 9 Centaurus 6-0 26 – 0-0 10 Berthoud 8-1 24 9 2-0 Others receiving votes: Pueblo East 23, Durango 17, Windsor 11, Montrose 9, Mullen 8, D’Evelyn 7, Niwot 5, Green Mountain 3, Discovery Canyon 1, Thomas Jefferson 1. Dropped out Pueblo East (10). Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Pagosa Springs (8) 6-0 89 1 1-0 2 Sterling (1) 5-0 80 2 1-0 3 Manitou Springs 6-0 69 3 2-0 4 Centauri 7-0 49 8 1-0 5 St. Mary’s 6-1 43 5 1-0 6 Lutheran 4-1 42 4 1-1 7 Eaton 5-1 36 6 3-0 8 Lamar 7-1 24 7 1-1 9 Moffat County 4-1 20 9 1-0 10 Trinidad 6-2 15 – 0-1 Others receiving votes: Grand Valley 9, Liberty Common 8, Alamosa 4, Faith Christian 2, Platte Valley 2, La Junta 1, Monte Vista 1, Olathe 1. Dropped out Grand Valley (10). Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Yuma (9) 6-1 113 1 2-0 2 Akron (1) 5-0 102 2 1-0 3 Cedaredge (1) 6-0 97 3 1-0 4 Paonia (1) 6-1 87 4 2-0 5 Simla 3-0 47 6 0-0 6 Wray 4-2 44 5 0-1 7 Haxtun 5-0 31 – 2-0 8 Highland 5-2 23 9 0-1 9 Peyton 2-2 20 8 1-1 10 Sanford 4-2 19 10 0-1 Others receiving votes: West Grand 16, Soroco 15, Ignacio 11, Union Colony 10, Ellicott 7, Del Norte 6, Hoehne 6, Calhan 5, Rye 1. Dropped out Del Norte (7). Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Sangre De Cristo (5) 5-0 92 1 1-0 2 Kit Carson (5) 6-0 91 2 3-0 3 Fleming 5-0 64 6 1-0 4 Kim 6-0 59 8 2-0 5 Idalia 4-1 45 4 2-0 6 South Baca 5-1 40 3 1-0 7 Prairie 6-1 28 – 2-0 8 Flagler 4-1 24 5 0-1 9 Jim Elliot 6-0 20 – 2-0 10 Otis 4-2 19 7 2-1 Others receiving votes: Briggsdale 16, Heritage Christian 16, Cotopaxi 10, Norwood 9, McClave 7, Antonito 6, La Veta 3, Genoa-Hugo 1. Dropped out Norwood (9), Briggsdale (10).